Textile/Garment Designer

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We are launching a vocational training program for HIV positive mothers in Kenya that has been heavily impacted by climate change. The social and economic burden has fallen most heavily upon women in the region. There are high rates of sexual abuse in the regiion, and women have often been forced into prostitution to support their children. We plan to make a positive impact in the community to address this issue.
We are seeking a designer who would be able to help us in designing a product or products which the women would be able to manufacture. The initial vocational training program is to include sewing, and the women would also be trained in beading, as beading is part of the cultural heritage of the region.
The end goal of this volunteer opportunity would be the design of a product that we would be able to use in a crowdfunding campaign, essentially seeking pre-sales of the product. The choice of materials in the product design is somewhat up in the air at this time, possibilities include organic cotton, recycled plastic products, beads, and wood bark cloth.
We believe that the design of the product should be of high stylistic and quality. We would like to see this project flourish into the development of a business and expanding the products that we would be able to offer. This could include the development of clothing and interior design products. The end goal is in part to create a livelihood for the women, so that they can support their families. However, proceeds from the sales of products would then be returned to community projects in three areas: education and food for children, the development of a seed bank and community gardening to improve food security, and the development of a micro-credit loan system to help other women in the region to develop their own business enterprises.
The starting point of all of this is the design of a product. However, we would like to see this as the starting point of a long-term relationship with a designer. Once we get past this first phase of crowdfunding, we would be looking to financially compensate the designer for his or her work .